Four Quarters, One Look Cow side mastitis testing works because it compares the four quarters against each other. A paddle that holds four samples in a row lets the milker see a watery, clotted or discoloured quarter at a glance, before the milk goes into the line. Plastic is the right material for ...

Light, Bright and Easy to Move Temporary fencing lives a hard life: it is rolled out, walked along, tensioned, taken down wet and stored in a shed for months. Polywire suits that routine better than any other conductor because it is light on the reel, kind to the hands and visible enough that stock ...

Why the Colour of a Trough Matters in the Sun On an exposed pasture, a dark trough absorbs solar heat and the water inside climbs towards air temperature by mid-afternoon. Cattle drink less, and warm standing water grows algae faster than most farmers expect. Blue shell, cooler water The outer skin ...

Winter Watering Without a Single Watt Farms in cold regions spend a surprising amount of the working day chopping ice. The Thermo range was developed to end that chore: a double-skinned polyethylene trough that keeps water open down to about -30 C with no element, no thermostat and no power cable to ...